The West African Orogens and Circum-Atlantic Correlatives
In December, 1987, Project 233 of the International Geological Correlation Pro gram hosted an international conference in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Discussions were focused on the "Tectonothermal Evolution Of The West Mrican Orogens And Circum-Atlantic Terrane Linkages". A wealth of new inf...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | IGCP-Project 233, Terranes in the Circum-Atlantic Paleozoic Orogens
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Geophysics and the Crustal structure of West Africa
- Geophysics and the Crustal structure of West Africa
- 3 Crystalline Basement of the West African Craton
- Crystalline Basement of the West African Craton
- 4 Cover Sequences of the West African Craton
- Cover Sequences of the West African Craton
- 5 The West African Orogens
- The Pan-African Trans-Saharan Belt in the Hoggar Shield (Algeria, Mali, Niger): A Review
- The Dahomeyide Orogen: Tectonothermal Evolution and Relationships with the Volta Basin
- The Rokelide Orogen
- The Bassaride Orogen
- The Mauritanide Orogen and Its Northern Extensions (Western Sahara and Zemmour), West Africa
- The Moroccan Hercynides
- 6 Circum-Atlantic Correlations
- Terranes within the Iberian Massif: Correlations with West Africa Sequences
- Central-Western Europe: Major Stages of Development During Precambrian and Paleozoic Times
- Late Proterozoic and Early Paleozoic Tectonothermal Evolution of the Eastern Alps
- Northern Appalachians: Avalon and Meguma Terranes
- Exotic Terranes in the Central-Southern Appalachian Orogen and Correlations with West Africa
- Crustal Evolution and the Brasiliano Orogeny in Northeast Brazil